Hematic System

Question 1

organs

Answer 1

plasma, platelets, erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells)

Question 2

types of anemia

Answer 2

aplastic anemia
hemolytic anemia
pernicious anemia
sickle-cell anemia

Question 3

aplastic anemia

Answer 3

is the failure of blood cell production due to the absence of
development and formation of bone marrow cells

Question 4

hemolytic anemia

Answer 4

the reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction

Question 5

pernicious anemia

Answer 5

the lack of mature erythrocytes due to the inability to absorb vitamin B12

Question 6

sickle-cell anemia

Answer 6

a hereditary condition in which distorted cells clump and block blood vessels

Question 7

leukocytosis

Answer 7

the marked increase in the number of white blood cells

Question 8

thrombolysis

Answer 8

the breakdown of a clot that has formed in the blood

Question 9

hemophilia

Answer 9

the excessive bleeding caused by a congenital lack of coagulation factor necessary for blood clotting

Question 10

purpura

Answer 10

a symptom caused by low platelets involving multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin

Question 11

leukemia

Answer 11

the excessive increase in white blood cells — a cancerous disease of the bone marrow with malignant leukocytes filling the marrow and bloodstream

Question 12

multiple myeloma

Answer 12

when malignant cells invade bone marrow and destroy bony structures.